ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 27 , 2015) Food, games, carnival rides and music will be part of the annual family-friendly Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Carnival in Anaheim, taking place April 30 – May 3 at La Palma Park in Anaheim. The fiesta will feature free live entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. Vendor and food booths will be available for guests to enjoy. La Palma Park is located at the corner of Harbor Blvd. and La Palma Ave.

The carnival will feature thrill rides for the older members of the family while also offering rides suitable for young attendees. Guests can play skill games for the chance to win a wide variety of prizes. Continue reading→

SANTA ANA – Three men and two women have been charged with committing loan modification fraud by targeting Hispanic victims throughout Southern California. Three of the defendants are family members and are charged with leading a family-run home loan modification ring and illegally charging victims for services that they did not provide.

Four of the defendants have been taken into custody and one defendant remains a fugitive. In addition to the charges below, each of the defendants face sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime over $100,000 under $500,000, taking funds exceeding $50,000 and theft exceeding $150,000. The defendants’ sentences range from eight years and four months to 77 years in state prison if convicted, and each must prove that the money comes from a legal and legitimate source before they are released on bond. Continue reading→

The O.C. Register asked four experts to analyze the results of this year’s June Primary election, to sort out who did and didn’t vote. The experts included our friend Scott Lay, the publisher of aroundthecapital.com.

We have been wondering for a few weeks now how it is that an unknown former Democrat from Lake Forest named Sherry Walker ended up on the ballot as a Republican nominee for the 69th Assembly District in this June’s Open Primary Election. Now we know. A reader forwarded us the nomination signatures that Walker turned in to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. You can check out the signatures for yourself by clicking here.

Popular SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias, a Republican as well, should have no problem advancing to the November Runoff Election but nevertheless putting Walker on the ballot was a dirty trick and now we know who did it.

Two names jumped out from the list of voters who signed Walker’s nomination papers – former SAUSD Trustee Rosie Avila and crazed Minuteman Lupe Moreno. Now isn’t that interesting? These two ladies like to pretend that they are Christian stalwarts but here they are trying to undermine the campaign of a fellow believer, Iglesias. What gives? Continue reading→

Think about it. Tom Daly, a career Democratic politician who is representing the 69th Assembly District – the most Hispanic legislative seat in Orange County, and Janet Nguyen, the Republican County Supervisor who is running for the 34th State Senate District, are both in the same hot seat. Both have been challenged by popular Latino candidates. Daly is facing off in the June Primary against SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias while Nguyen is being opposed by a college Trustee, Jose Solorio, who previously served in the 69th Assembly District.

I know for a fact that Solorio is thrilled that Nguyen is in the race as she is so corrupt that it is going to be easy for him to slam her in the mail. He won’t do that now as he will hold his fire for the November General Election. And as we wrote earlier this week, Solorio is very busy overseeing a massive Latino voter registration effort in Central Orange County.

Nguyen could not have been pleased to see Iglesias get into the race against Daly. Iglesias will bring out the Latino vote and they will surely vote for Solorio, not Nguyen, in the 34th State Senate District. I don’t see much crossover vote for Nguyen from Iglesias supporters. Not after what she did to CalOptima, the public agency that oversees health benefits for OC seniors. Continue reading→

Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway has invited anti-Mexican radio talk show host Bill Handel, who is featured in the morning drive-time on KFI-AM, to appear at her campaign kickoff fundraiser on March 20, 2014, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Kraemer Building, located at 201 E. Center St. in Anaheim. (Source – OC Register).

Galloway, a self-described progressive Democrat, apparently isn’t interested in the Latino vote. She is running against a Republican, Mayor Tom Tait, who is himself very popular among Anaheim Latinos. Tait supports ward-specific City Council elections and he has reached out to Anaheim’s Latino residents since he was first elected. Continue reading→

A new writing contest is giving Orange County students a shot at finding solutions to Latin America’s poverty crisis. The literature award, open to 12 to 18 year-olds, was created by Daniel Chavez Moran, a member of the United Nations Development Program’s security advisory council. The UNDP encourages developing countries to protect human rights and works to help curb poverty globally.

The Daniel Chavez Moran Award welcomes submissions from youths who live in the United States aged twelve to eighteen to submit their best ideas on how to combat the serious problem of poverty in Latin America through the use of essays, short stories, testimonials and poetry.

The 2013 Barrio Healing Run is set for Sunday, November 3, 2013, with the goal of carrying powerful prayers into the communities of Orange County.

Each beautiful community will have their Dia De Los Muertos altar set up in honor of their deceased loved ones. The communities will offer runners fruit and water and a place to rest. The runners in return will be offering their heart, prayers and healing medicines. Continue reading→

George Newnam’s CASA DE LAS CALAVERAS™ – The Day of the Dead Attraction, (Since 1999) is coming to Anaheim on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 11 am to 10 pm at 195 W. Center St. Promenade, in Anaheim.

The life-size skeletons from George Newnam’s amazing CASA DE LAS CALAVERAS™ The Day of the Dead Attraction are embarking on their fifteenth year!

Take a walk among the dead with The Happily Married DEAD couple, José and Gloria, as they journey around the world for their honeymoon. A colorful, musical, fun and educational experience for youths, adults and spirits alike. See how different cultures can celebrate the lives of passed loved ones in remembrance, honor and joy on Día de Los Muertos. Continue reading→